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na seat remove

Postby luke__ » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:40 pm

Where are the bolt located to remove the seat from the rails or is it easier to just remove the seat and rails together. I need to clean under my seat, theres mud all under it :(

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Re: na seat remove

Postby NitroDann » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:45 pm

Seriously?

Have a look. There are 4 SUPER easy to get to bolts and everything comes apart.

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Re: na seat remove

Postby marty085 » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:55 pm

Slide seat all the way back, there's the 2 front bolts. Slide seat all the way forward, there's the 2 back bolts :wink:

So yes, it will be easier to do that and pull out seat + rails, then you will see the bolts inside the tracks that hold the rails to the seats.

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Re: na seat remove

Postby lee » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:25 pm

You'll need a 14mm socket for the bolts between the rails and the car, and a 12mm ring spanner for the bolts between the rails and the seats sockets, if memory serves...
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Re: na seat remove

Postby PeterB » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:46 pm

Yes, an easy remove with the rails attached by taking out the 4 bolts mentioned above.

If it is an import also check if there is any wiring for possible speakers in the headrest, which will need to be unplugged before lifting the seat out.

When refitting the seat, there are locating studs at the front of the rails that go into holes in the floor, so it makes it easy to locate.

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Re: na seat remove

Postby OurCognitiveSurplus » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:49 pm

I found that the man who screwed on my seats was far stronger than me. Breaker bar may be needed.
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Re: na seat remove

Postby luke__ » Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:27 pm

Yeah i needed a bar to crack mine. Only the back 2 bolts were super tight though. But i got them out :)


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